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The 2D:4D ratio and Myopic Loss Aversion (MLA): An experimental investigation

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  • Teixeira, Anderson M.
  • Tabak, Benjamin M.
  • Cajueiro, Daniel O.

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Myopic Loss Aversion (MLA) is considered to be an important explanation of risk aversion. In this letter we show that greater exposure to testosterone influences MLA, which suggests that a biological factor may help explain the phenomenon.

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  • Teixeira, Anderson M. & Tabak, Benjamin M. & Cajueiro, Daniel O., 2015. "The 2D:4D ratio and Myopic Loss Aversion (MLA): An experimental investigation," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 5(C), pages 81-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:beexfi:v:5:y:2015:i:c:p:81-84
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbef.2015.02.005
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    1. Nofsinger, John R. & Patterson, Fernando M. & Shank, Corey A., 2018. "Decision-making, financial risk aversion, and behavioral biases: The role of testosterone and stress," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 1-16.
    2. da Silva, Eduardo Borges & Silva, Thiago Christiano & Constantino, Michel & Amancio, Diego Raphael & Tabak, Benjamin Miranda, 2020. "Overconfidence and the 2D:4D ratio," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 25(C).

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    Risk; Experiment; Testosterone;
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    JEL classification:

    • C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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